by VDT Attorneys | Aug 11, 2016 | BEE
The new Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Regulations (“Regulations”) came into effect on 6 June 2016. Whilst these regulations mainly set out how the newly created BEE Commission is to function and how complaints and other information are to be dealt with, there...
by VDT Attorneys | Jul 7, 2016 | Property
A distinctive feature of co-ownership in property when compared to all other forms of co-ownership such as partnerships or associations is the fact that a co-owner may freely sell his share of the property without reference to the other co-owner. You can however only...
by VDT Attorneys | Jul 7, 2016 | Intellectual Property
Big ideas are what define us as a human race. This does not however mean that all ideas are worthy of protection under the law. The law has established specific types of protection for ideas and has its own area of the law, appropriately termed intellectual property...
by VDT Attorneys | Jul 7, 2016 | Debt, Litigation
Before determining when a debt prescribes, one must first understand the concept of “extinction of debts by prescription.” The Prescription Act 68 of 1969 states that “a debt shall be extinguished by prescription after the lapse of the period which in terms of the...
by VDT Attorneys | Jul 7, 2016 | Employment, Labour
The Employment Equity Act (“EEA”) prohibits unfair discrimination against employees on grounds such as race, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability etc. or any other arbitrary ground. The EEA recognises that a difference in the terms and conditions of...
